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99% of the Population are so BASIC Thank goodness for the 1% of the people that aren't. I know a few. So do you. A relative of mine is a high ranking member of the elite services level of the military. I can't really say more than that because that is how high up he...

I have monkeys in my brain. At last count there where 1,208,140 monkeys simultaneously trying to get my attention. "Wake up earlier" "Complete that report" "I hate traffic" "OMG the neighbor just got the CUTEST PUPPPPPPYYYY" "Damn wish I had more money... I need an RV to travel" "What the F am am I going...

DON'T REMOVE YOUR GHOST FOLLOWERS ON INSTAGRAM There seems to be a new false believe that removing ghost followers will help your engagement on Instagram. This practice requires you to use an app to see who hasn’t liked or commented on your photos. After you have that list, you’re supposed to block them which forces...

These Dog Moms on Instagram make dog parenthood look easy You know you're crazy about your dog if they have their own Instagram. There are literally hundreds of thousands of dog accounts to follow. But only a few show and share who's behind the camera. These dog moms on Instagram are the reason I follow...

In this article I'll detail the strategy that is getting my content in front of instagrammers that are new to my page. In a previous article I discussed how to I find over 305 hashtags for dogs. It was a fairly long article with some beginner basics which I will skip here. However if you...

Instagram Algorithm Updates January 2018 I can’t turn around without someone saying... my posts are tanking... or others saying ... best week ever! Instagrammers are panicking and “experts” are responding. I’m starting to see a lot of blog articles, you tube videos, posts getting circulated about the algorithm changes. Why I Never Believe These Articles...

Earlier this year I book marked an article on LinkedIn: "The hashtag is dead, and machine learning killed it" In essence, Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered visual recognition is getting better every day. Think about Facebook and it's Face detection tagging. Through the years it's improved to the point it now suggests who to tag with...

Everyone has a personal style. I happen to like photos that are bright, vibrant and colorful. Admittedly I brighten photos more than I normally would … because brighter photos tends to do better in Instagram. If this photo were to be printed I’d tone down the highlights and decrease the exposure. That said – I…

Instagram loves Videos Videos are easy to consume especially when they are between 7 to 15 seconds in length. But what if you have photos and you want to use them to tell a video story? Here's how: Select no more than 9 photos. Use an app that allows you to piece photos together. I...

Comment pods are like security blankets. They give you a false sense of security that you're getting "engagement". In a previous article I wrote about why comment pods can actually be hurting you versus helping you and for those of you I've talked to directly ... I sensed a nervousness in letting it go. That's...